PrepNation.com Pre-Season Top 25 Poll

PrepNation.com has released its pre-season Top 25 High School Football Poll.

Trinity High School from Euless, Texas sits at the top of the poll. The Trojans are the defending Class 5A Division I champs and have won two state titles since 2005. With 11 starters returning from last year's squad, head coach Steve Lineweaver (89-16, 8 years at Trinity) expects his team to challenged for back-to-back state titles.

Here's the rest of the Prep Nation High School Football Poll with 2007 records

1. Trinity (Euless, TX) 15-1
2. Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 15-0
3. Lowdnes (Valdosta, GA) 14-1
4. South Panola (Batesville, MS) 15-0
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 14-1
6. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 13-0
7. Gateway (Monroeville, PA) 11-2
8. Armwood (Seffner, FL) 13-1
9. Centennial (Corona, CA) 13-2
10. North Shore (Houston, TX) 14-1
11. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) 8-3
12. Jenks (OK) 13-1
13. Bastrop (LA) 15-0
14. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) 13-1
15. Trinity (Louisville, KY) 13-2
16. Lutheran (Orange, CA) 10-2
17. Skyline (Sammanish, WA) 14-0
18. St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) 15-0
19. Prattville (AL) 15-0
20. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) 12-0
21. Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 12-1
22. Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) 13-0
23. Plano (TX) 13-2
24. Apopka (FL) 12-2
25. Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ) 9-5

Texas Two-A-Days

The heat continues in Texas as we head into Day 3 of high school football practice in the Lone Star State. Tuesday temperatures hit triple digits for the 12th straight day!

Here are some practice stories from around the state...

Click here for camp story for Brownsboro, which is coming off a 5-5 season last year.

Click here to check-out how things are going for first year head coach Jeff Cordell at Andrews.

Click here for a story on El Paso High School. Last year the Tigers struggled to a 2-8 mark.

Football or Basketball in the Hoosier State??

With high school football opening across the Hoosier State, the Indy Star took the time to look at whether high school football has surpassed high school basketball in popularity. Click here to read a story that suggests that the state that gave us Larry Bird and Oscar Robertson, may be more football than basketball crazy.

More States Hit The Practice Field

Practice began in four more states today as two-a-days began in Alabama, Indiana, Texas and West Virginia.

In the Lone Star State, excessive heat warnings greeted players. Forecast highs for the day were 107. Not all began practicing today in Texas as workouts were for Class 5A and 4A public schools that did not have spring practice, and Class 3A and lower schools. Class 5A and 4A schools that held spring practice must wait until next Monday.

Mississippi Dandy Dozen

The Clarion Ledger is Jackson, Mississippi unveiled its annual Dandy Dozen on Sunday. To make this list is pretty special, but it's not perfect just ask NFL running back Deuce McAllister, who didn't make the list. Walter Payton, Jerry Rice and Brett Favre also didn't make the list, but that's because the Dandy Dozen didn't exist when they were in high school.

Here's this year's list...

Josh Boyd - Philadelphia, DL
Chad Bumphis - Tupelo, WR
David Conner - South Panola, LB
Fletcher Cox - Yazoo City, DL
Chris Garrett - Tupelo, QB
Kendrick Hardy - Lawrence County, RB
Cameron Lawrence - Magnolia Heights, QB/DB
Clayton Moore - Louisville, QB
Pat Patterson - Noxubee County, WR
Tyler Russell - Meridian, QB
Dennis Thames - Louisville, RB/LB
Rod Woodson - Olive Branch, DB

To hear how the Dandy Dozen is picked from Clarion-Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton, click here.

Ohio Two-A-Days

Two-a-days are going full speed in Ohio since camps opened on Thursday. The Buckeye State's first games will be played August 21st, and The High School Football Huddle will be with fans throughout the month providing previews here, plus at the Ohio High School Football Huddle.

To kickoff our Ohio coverage, here's a great video piece from The Plain Dealer on the start of practice at Lakewood High School.

High school football two-a-days begin

South Carolina High School Football Practice Begins

South Carolina high school football practice is underway, and to get you started, click here for the Charleston Post and Courier's high school football A to Z.

Trinity Hits the Practice Field Thinking About Kentucky Four-Peat

Trinity's (Louisville, KY) run for a fourth straight Kentucky Class 6-A title will rest on the right arm of senior quarterback Cameron Smyth, who has some big shoes to fill. Smyth and the Shamrocks hit the practice field this morning as practice began across the state of Kentucky.

Smyth takes over for Will Stein, who led the Shamrocks to the schools 18th over Kentucky high school football championship while throwning for 3,697 yards and 54 touchdowns. Head coach Bob Beatty also has to replace wide receiver twins Nathan and Alex Dutton, who were the team's top two pass catchers. On the good side, the other two starting receivers from last year's squad, Scott Radcliff and William Leach are back.

Trinity finished 13-2 in 2007 and ranked #23 in the final USA Today high school football rankings.

To read more about the outlook for 2008, please click here for a story from the Courier-Journal in Louisville.

To keep up with Kentucky high school football throughout the 2008 season, please go to the Kentucky High School Football Huddle